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Archive | 2022
BHEL to supply Compressor to Baiji Refinery
By John Lee. New Delhi-based Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won an order to supply a news compressor to Baiji Refinery in Iraq. The order, placed by the North Refineries Company (NRC), envisages design, engineering, manufacturing and supply of electric motor driven Recycle Gas Centrifugal compressor and will be executed by BHEL's International Operations […]
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DE-CIX signs Strategic Partnership IRAQ-IXP
By John Lee. German-based interconnection platform operator DE-CIX and internet exchange IRAQ-IXP have signed a strategic partnership, in the context of the Capacity Middle East event, for the future operations of "IRAQ-IXP powered by DE-CIX". According to a press release from DE-CIX, IRAQ-IXP powered by DE-CIX will be operated by DE-CIX under the DE-CIX as […]
Illicit Activities, Instability in Iraq's Southern Border Area
By Harith Hasan, for Carnegie Middle East Center. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Eden Denied: Environmental Decay, Illicit Activities, and Instability in Iraq's Southern Border Area Iraq's Basra Governorate, on the border with Iran, has endured environmental degradation due to […]
Tags: Basra News, Carnegie Middle East Center, environment, featured, Harith Hasan, Iran, Shatt al-Arab, water management
IHEC and UNAMI conclude Lessons Learned Workshop
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) concluded a four-day general lessons learned workshop. Throughout the workshop, which was held in Sulaymaniyah from 27-30 March, IHEC Board of Commissioners (BoC) and senior leadership together with senior officials from the UNAMI Office of Electoral Assistance (OEA) brainstormed on […]
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Cultural Heritage Predation in Iraq
By Mehiyar Kathem, Eleanor Robson and Lina G. Tahan, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Cultural heritage predation in Iraq Since 2003, Iraq's elites have appropriated the country's rich cultural heritage in the service of various undesirable agendas. These […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and Iraq's Economy
By Salam Zidane for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Russian invasion of Ukraine has sharp impact on Iraq's economy Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused shortages of food in Iraq and forced the government to pay more in […]
KRG and UAE sign MoU on Governance
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Mohammed al-Gergawi on have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on governance and the exchange of information. The MoU will further cooperation between the KRG and UAE, with the UAE offering the Kurdistan Region assistance in the development of government affairs and human resources, […]
Genel Energy outlines Payments to Govts for 2021
By John Lee. Genel Energy has just published details of its payments to governments for the year 2021: Introduction and basis for preparation This report sets out details of the payments made to governments by Genel Energy plc and its subsidiary undertakings ('Genel') for the year ended 31 December 2021 as required under the Disclosure […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 31st March 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD1,060 (+1.4%) / $936 (+1.4%) (weekly change) (+15.5% and +16.2% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
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GKP Revenues Triple
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) closed up nearly 13 percent on Wednesday after the company announced that revenue for 2021 had almost tripled. In its results for the full year ended 31 December 2021, Jon Harris, Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am pleased to report a year of strong […]
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UN: Arbitrary Detention of Foreign Businessmen in Iraq
By John Lee. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has concluded that Australian engineer Robert Pether and Egyptian engineer Khalid Radwan were "arbitrarily detained on discriminatory grounds", and demanded their immediate release. The pair have been detained in Iraq since April 2021, following a contract dispute relating to the construction of the new Central […]